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{{Short description|Passport issued to Australian citizens}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2011}}
{{Infobox Identity document
| document_name       = Australian passport
| image               = R-series-cover-front.jpg
| image_caption       = The front cover of a current Australian<br /> [[biometric passport]] [[File:EPassport logo.svg|20px]]
| image2              = Australian R series biodata page 2022.jpg
| image_caption2      = The [[polycarbonate_e-passport|polycarbonate photo page]] of a current R series Australian passport
| date_first_issued   = {{ubl|1901 (''first version following [[Federation of Australia|federation]]'')|1984 (''machine-readable passport'')|24 October 2005 (''biometric passport'')|September 2022 (''current version'')}}
| using_jurisdiction  = {{flagdeco|Australia}} [[Australian Passport Office]] ([[Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)|DFAT]])
| valid_jurisdictions = All countries
| document_type       = [[Passport]]
| in_circulation      = 14.2 million (2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=Passport Facts 2022-23 |url=https://www.passports.gov.au/passport-facts-2022-23 |access-date=28 April 2024 |website=[[Australian Passport Office]]}}</ref>
| purpose             = [[Identity document|Identification]] & [[Travel document|travel]]
| eligibility         = [[Australian nationality law|Australian citizenship]]
| expiration          = {{ubl|10 years for adults 16+|{{nowrap|10 or 5 years for adults aged 75+}}|5 years for children under 16}}
| cost                = {{ubl
 | '''Adult (16+)''':<br />10-year passport: A$412
 | '''Adult 75+ (optional)'''<br />5-year passport: A$208
 | '''Child (Under 16)''':<br />5-year passport: A$208<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.passports.gov.au/Fees|title=Passport Fees|date=1 January 2025|access-date=10 March 2025}}</ref>}}
}}

An '''Australian passport''' is a [[travel document]] issued by the [[Australia|Commonwealth of Australia]] to individuals holding any form of [[Australian nationality law|Australian nationality]]. The document facilitates access to consular assistance from [[List of diplomatic missions of Australia|Australian embassies around the world]], and are issued by the [[Australian Passport Office]], an agency of the [[Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)|Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade]] (DFAT). As of July 2024, Australian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 188 countries and territories, ranking the passport eighth in the world for travel freedom according to the [[Henley Passport Index]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Official Passport Index Ranking |url=https://www.henleyglobal.com/passport-index/ranking |access-date=5 July 2023 |website=Henley & Partners |language=en}}</ref><!--As of 02:04, 1 July 2024 (AEDT), the Australian passport has visa-free/visa-on-arrival access to 190 countries and is ranked sixth in the world. PLEASE, read the up-to-date rankings BEFORE making any edits.-->

Since 24 October 2005, Australia has issued only [[biometric passport]]s, called ePassports, which have an embedded microchip that contains the same personal information that is on the colour photo page of the passport, including a digitised photograph. As all previous passports have now expired, all Australian passports are now biometric. [[SmartGate]]s have been installed in Australian airports to allow Australian ePassport holders and ePassport holders of several other countries to clear immigration controls more rapidly, and facial recognition technology has been installed at immigration gates.<ref name=SmartGate>{{cite web |url=http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=5555 |title=SmartGate Frequently Asked Questions – What is an Australian ePassport? |publisher=[[Australian Customs Service]] }}</ref>

Since 1988 over a million Australian passports have been issued annually, and it reached 1.4 million in 2007, and increasing towards a projected 3 million annually by 2021.<ref name="citizenship">{{cite web |title=Muehlbauer {{pipe}} www.muehlbauer.de |url=https://www.muehlbauer.de/media/5823/07_gov-australia_alan-bennett_evolution-of-australia-travel-documents.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220052654/http://www.muhlbauer.com/media/5823/07_gov-australia_alan-bennett_evolution-of-australia-travel-documents.pdf |archive-date=20 December 2016 |access-date=23 September 2020 |website=www.muehlbauer.de}}</ref> As of May 2023, an Australian passport was regarded as "the most expensive travel document in the world", at a cost of AUD$325 per passport.<ref name = CWh>{{Cite web|last=Whelan|first=Chloe|date=2023-05-17|title=Australian passport is most expensive in the world to update|url=https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/passport-blow-for-aussies/news-story/bfaf30937a5bb6ada9a0ef398c93ecec|access-date=2023-08-02|website=[[news.com.au]]|language=en}}</ref><ref name = HWB>{{Cite web|last=Wilson-Beevers|first=Helen|date=2023-05-17|title=The world's most expensive passports revealed|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/worlds-most-expensive-passports-b2340424.html|access-date=2023-08-02|website=[[The Independent]]|language=en}}</ref> Passports cost A$412 as of 1 January 2025.<ref>https://www.passports.gov.au/Fees</ref> As of late-2023, approximately 14.2 million Australian citizens (or just over 53% of the population) possessed a valid Australian passport.<ref>{{cite web | title=Passport facts 2022-23 | website=Australian Passport Office | date=18 October 2023 | url=https://www.passports.gov.au/passport-facts-2022-23#:~:text=Over%2014.2%20million%20Australians%20have,passports%20were%20lost%20or%20stolen | access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref>

== History ==
Before 1901, Australia consisted of six separate British colonies. Passport usage was not common, and if required British or other national passports were used. In the 19th century, paroled convicts were issued a type of [[internal passport]] called "ticket of leave", which enabled them to move freely between the colonies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=David |date=2022-06-07 |title=Need to renew your passport? The weird history of Australian passports explains how they got so expensive |url=http://theconversation.com/need-to-renew-your-passport-the-weird-history-of-australian-passports-explains-how-they-got-so-expensive-183522 |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=The Conversation |language=en}}</ref> In 1901, the six colonies [[Federation of Australia|joined to form]] the [[Commonwealth of Australia]], although Australians [[British subject in Australia|retained British nationality]]. It was only in 1912 that the first federal passport regulations were introduced, and the passports issued by the Australian government still bore the words "British Passport" on the cover until 1967.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thewest.com.au/news/the-history-of-the-passport-ng-ya-377959|title=The history of the passport|date=23 September 2014|first=Gemma|last=Nisbet|access-date=11 December 2019}}</ref> During [[World War I]], the monitoring and identifying of those crossing international borders was regarded as critical to the security of Australia and its allies, and the ''[[War Precautions Act 1914]]'' required all persons over 16 years of age, on leaving Australia, to possess some passport.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.passports.gov.au/Web/passport_history.aspx|title=The History of Passports in Australia|date=14 June 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060614171552/http://www.passports.gov.au/Web/passport_history.aspx|access-date=23 September 2020|archive-date=14 June 2006}}</ref>

[[Australian nationality]] came into existence on 26 January 1950 when the ''[[Australian nationality law|Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948]]'' came into force, and Australian passports began to distinguish between Australian citizens and other British subjects. British subjects, who were not Australian citizens, continued to be entitled to an Australian passport. The term "British subject" had a particular meaning in Australian nationality law. The term encompassed all citizens of countries included in the list contained in the ''Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948''. The list of countries was based on, but was not identical with, those countries (and their colonies) which were members of the Commonwealth from time to time. The list was amended from time to time as various former colonies became independent countries, but the list in the Act was not necessarily up-to-date as far as to constitute exactly a list of countries in the Commonwealth at any given time. This definition of "British subject" meant that, for the purposes of Australian nationality law, citizens of countries which had become republics, such as India, were classified as "British subjects". The words "British Passport" were removed from the covers of Australian passports in 1967.

In 1981, the Commonwealth, Queensland, New South Wales and Victorian governments set up the [[Royal Commission of Inquiry into Drug Trafficking|Stewart Royal Commission]] to inquire into various drug trafficking and related criminal activities, but which spent much of its time examining how criminals were using and abusing the passport system for criminal purposes. The Commission published its final report in 1983,<ref>Stewart Royal Commission 1983, ''Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Drug Trafficking in Australia'', AGPS, Canberra.</ref> making recommendations on how to prevent such abuses, most of which were acted upon by the federal government.<ref name=Doulman>{{cite book |title=Every Assistance & Protection: A History of the Australian Passport |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J76HvPIBFioC&q=Royal+Commission+headed+by++Justice+Stewart&pg=PA196 |author=Jane Doulman |author2=David Lee |publisher=Federation Press |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-86287-687-3}}</ref> The report's recommendations included that applicants for a passport attend a Passport Office and that mailed applications cease; that passports be issued only to citizens, so that British subjects would cease to be entitled to a passport; that birth certificates not be accepted as a sufficient proof of identity; that passports cease to be issued through travel or other agents; and that all persons who change their name, whether by choice, marriage or adoption, be required to register the change with State Registrars of births, deaths and marriages.<ref name=Doulman/> The legal category of British subject was abolished in 1984 by the ''Australian Citizenship (Amendment) Act 1984'', and Australian passports began to be issued exclusively to Australian citizens,<ref name="stephenspeech">{{cite web|url=http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/speeches/2009/090528_passports.html|title=Speech: Launch of the N Series Passport|date=28 May 2009|access-date=2010-01-14|author=Stephen Smith|author-link=Stephen Smith (Australian politician)}}</ref> though existing passports held by non-citizen British subjects continued to be valid until each expired.

In 1980, large bound book registers were replaced by a computerised processing and registration system, called the Passport Issue and Control System (PICS).<ref name="evolution"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muhlbauer.com/media/5823/07_gov-australia_alan-bennett_evolution-of-australia-travel-documents.pdf |title=Muehlbauer {{pipe}} www.muehlbauer.de |access-date=2016-12-05 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220052654/http://www.muhlbauer.com/media/5823/07_gov-australia_alan-bennett_evolution-of-australia-travel-documents.pdf |archive-date=20 December 2016}}</ref> Since 1984, to speed up processing of incoming and outgoing passengers and data entry, Australia has been issuing passports with [[Machine-readable passport|machine readable lines]], to [[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] Document 9303 standard. Since 24 October 2005, Australia has issued only [[biometric passport]]s, called ePassports, which have an embedded [[RFID]] [[Integrated circuit|microchip]] that contains the same personal information that is on the colour photo page of the passport, including a digitised photograph. Australia was only the fourth country in the world (after Malaysia, Thailand and Sweden) to introduce biometric passports. All Australian passports are now biometric, all pre-2006 passports having now expired. [[SmartGate]]s have been installed in Australian airports to allow Australian ePassport holders, and ePassport holders of several other countries, to clear immigration controls more rapidly, and [[facial recognition technology]] has been installed at immigration gates<ref name=SmartGate/> to capture and save a [[Biometrics|biometric profile]] of passport holders as well as to compare against the immigration database and watchlist. Australia does not use [[fingerprinting]] of incoming passengers, as is done by some other countries.

===Summary of passport series===
* In 1917, 'X' series passports issued.
* In 1937, 'A' series passports issued. Passport cover included the Commonwealth Coat of Arms and the words 'British Passport Commonwealth of Australia'.<ref name=citizenship />
* In 1949, after Australian nationality was created, passports began to distinguish between Australian citizens and other British subjects. The passports contained manually inserted photos with wet seals and raised embossed seals over the photo as security features. Two types of passport were issued:<ref name="history" />
# 'B' series passports – issued (within Australia only) to British subjects who were not Australian citizens.
# 'C' series passports – issued to Australian citizens.
* In 1950, 'E' series passport replaces 'B' and 'C' series.<ref name="evolution">{{cite web|url=https://www.passports.gov.au/Web/HistoryOfPassports/PassportEvolution.aspx |title=The evolution of the Australian passport |date=15 July 2013 |publisher=[[Australian Government]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110601180936/https://www.passports.gov.au/Web/HistoryOfPassports/PassportEvolution.aspx |archive-date=1 June 2011}}</ref>
* In 1964, 'G' series passport introduced, with the St Edward's Crown at the top of the cover, the word 'Australia' followed by the Australian Coat of Arms, and the words 'British Passport' at the bottom.<ref name="evolution" />
* In 1967, the words 'British Passport' removed from passports but retain the Crown. The word 'Australia' appears below the Crown, followed by the Australian Coat of Arms and the word 'Passport'.<ref name="evolution" />
* In 1975, responsibility for Australian passport functions were transferred to the [[Department of Foreign Affairs (Australia)|Department of Foreign Affairs]] (since 1987, the [[Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)|Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade]]), from the then [[Department of Labor and Immigration]].<ref name="evolution" />
* Before 1983, a married woman's passport application had to be authorised by her husband.<ref name="history" /><ref name="history-spouse-1">{{cite web|url=https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/historical-documents/Documents/every-assistance-and-protection-a-history-of-the-australian-passport.pdf |title=Every Assistance & Protection |date=8 November 2019 |publisher=[[Australian Government]]}}</ref><ref name="history-spouse-2">{{cite web|url=http://www8.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/MelbULawRw/1982/6.pdf |title=The evolution of Australian passport Law |date=8 November 2019 |publisher=[[Melbourne University Law Review]]}}</ref>
* In 1983, the department partnered with [[Australia Post]] to enable the issue of Australian passports at most Australia Post outlets.<ref name="history" />
* In 1984, 'T' series passport introduced, with Crown emblem removed from cover.<ref name="evolution" /> These were the first to have a laminate built into the document.<ref name="history" />
* In 1986, single identity passports introduced, so that children could no longer be included on a parent's passport.<ref name="history" />
* In 1988, 'H' and 'J' series passports issued with Bicentennial logo. And until 1988, a woman could apply for and receive a passport in her married name, before she was actually married.<ref name="history" />
* In 1994, digitised colour printing of photograph and signature on the glue side of the laminate introduced.<ref name="evolution" />
* In 1995, 'L' series passports introduced, with kangaroo motif security laminate. The personal data pages initially included a photograph and a cut out piece of paper with the holder's signature under a sheet of adhesive laminate.<ref name="evolution" />
* From approximately 1998, the personal data page for 'L' series passports colour laser printed under a sheet of adhesive laminate.
* From 27 November 2003, 'M' series passport issued, which included enhanced security features. The personal data page printed by ink-jet onto the adhesive surface of the security laminate, the laminate itself containing a holographic design.
* From October 2005, 'M' series passports issued as a [[Biometric passport|biometric or ePassport]]. Electronic passport logo printed under the passport number on the personal data page. The front cover printed in gold ink.
* Since May 2009, 'N' series passports issued as a biometric or ePassport. The passport was black instead of blue and had a slight font and case change to the word 'Passport' on the front cover. The front cover printing was in silver. Additional fraud counter-measures were included including a 'Ghost Image' and 'Retro-Reflective Floating Image' on the laminated page. Each page featured images of Australia printed throughout the document making every visa page unique and more difficult to reproduce.<ref name="ForeignMinister">{{cite web |date=28 May 2009 |title=New 'N Series' Australian Passport |url=http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2009/fa-s090528.html |publisher=[[Australian Government]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618203502/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2009/fa-s090528.html |archive-date=18 June 2009 }}</ref>
* In late June 2014, 'P' series passports issued with innovative security features that make it even more difficult to forge. They have an Australian flag blue with gold embossed cover, printed using the same technologies as Australian banknotes. Visible security features include a new security laminate with the world's first colour floating image.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/julie-bishop/media-release/new-generation-australian-passports-released|title=New generation of Australian passports released|date=25 June 2014|publisher=[[Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)]]}}</ref>
* From September 2022, 'R' series passports issued incorporate works by Indigenous artists, it has a high security data page made of hard polycarbonate, making the passport harder to forge and less susceptible to damage. The visa pages show 17 Australian landscapes in colour.<ref>{{cite web|title=New-look passport|url=https://www.dfat.gov.au/news/news/new-look-passport|website=Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref>

== Types of passport ==
[[File:Types of Australian passports.png|right|thumb|500px|Different types of passports (P series)]]
[[File:Australian travel-related document.png|right|thumb|500px|Different type of travel-related documents]]
The [[Australian Government]] issues passports to provide an internationally accepted attestation of their citizens' identity.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Policy {{!}} DFAT|url=https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/index.htm|access-date=2020-06-21|website=www.dfat.gov.au|archive-date=21 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621132123/https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> To facilitate this global recognition, several types of passports are issued.

These are broadly issued in these categories:
* Ordinary passport
* Diplomatic passport
* Official passport
* Emergency passport

Certain non-passport travel documents may also be issued, with eligibility not limited to citizens:
* [[1954 Convention Travel Document|Convention Travel Document]]
* [[Australian Certificate of Identity|Certificate of Identity]]
* [[Australian Document of Identity|Document of Identity]]
* Provisional Travel Document

Beyond these, other ''documents for travel'' are issued in limited circumstances: ImmiCard, PLO56 (M56), Document for Travel to Australia (DFTTA).<ref>{{cite web|title=Other passports or documents for travel|url=https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-text/eplus/Pages/elp-h2305.aspx|access-date=2020-06-21|website=immi.homeaffairs.gov.au}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> These are issued to protection or humanitarian visa holders, or persons in similar circumstances warranting their issue.

Passports and Documents of Identity are ordinarily worth 70 points in the [[100 point check]] system, and can be used as an authoritative identity document throughout Australia. Passports issued with full validity can be used as an identity document for up to two years after their expiry.

=== Ordinary passport ===
These are the passports most commonly issued to Australian citizens. An applicant<ref>{{cite web|title=Entitlement & Lodgement {{!}} DFAT|url=https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/EntitlementLodgement/index.htm|access-date=2020-06-21|website=www.dfat.gov.au|archive-date=21 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621123408/https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/EntitlementLodgement/index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> must satisfy the identity<ref>{{cite web|title=Identity {{!}} DFAT|url=https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/Identity/index.htm|access-date=2020-06-21|website=www.dfat.gov.au|archive-date=21 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621144456/https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/Identity/index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> and citizenship requirements.<ref>{{cite web|title=Citizenship {{!}} DFAT|url=https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/Citizenship/index.htm|access-date=2020-06-21|website=www.dfat.gov.au|archive-date=22 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622152512/https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/Citizenship/index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> When they are unable to meet these requirements, a Limited Validity Passport (LVP) or Document of Identity may be compassionately issued. LVPs are identical to ordinary passports, but are valid for up to  12 months.<ref name=":4"/>

Ordinary passports are ordinarily valid for 5 or 10 years. Children under 16 years of age are issued 5 year passports, and adults aged 75 or over may choose a 5 or 10 year validity. Other adult applicants are normally issued passports with a 10-year validity. Exceptions to this exist, such as in the case of concurrent passports.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|title=Concurrent Passports {{!}} DFAT|url=https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/TravelDocuments/ConcurrentPassports/index.htm|access-date=2020-06-21|website=www.dfat.gov.au|archive-date=22 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622234646/https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/TravelDocuments/ConcurrentPassports/index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{As of|2024}}, ordinary passports have 34 usable visa pages.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/australian-passport-price-cost-increase |title=2024 Budget reveals new fees for Australian passports |last=Flynn |first=David |date=2024-05-15 |publisher=Executive Traveller |access-date=2024-09-15 }}</ref> A frequent traveller variant with 66 visa pages was phased out in December 2017 due to decreased demand as many countries stopped using physical visas or stamps.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.executivetraveller.com/australian-frequent-traveller-passports-axed-from-december-1 |title=Australian 'frequent traveller' passports axed from December 1
 |last=Flynn |first=David |date=2017-11-16 |publisher=Executive Traveller |access-date=2024-09-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201124042542/https://www.executivetraveller.com/australian-frequent-traveller-passports-axed-from-december-1 |archive-date=2020-11-24}}</ref>

=== Diplomatic and official passport ===
These are issued to people employed by or acting on behalf of the [[Australian Government]],<ref name=":3">{{cite web|title=Diplomatic and Official Passports {{!}} DFAT|url=https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/TravelDocuments/DiplomaticandOfficialPassports/index.htm|access-date=2020-06-21|website=www.dfat.gov.au|archive-date=22 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622094243/https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/TravelDocuments/DiplomaticandOfficialPassports/index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> and are primarily for individuals in defined categories and roles, required to represent the Australian Government overseas in an official capacity. These passports may sometimes be issued to dependents of the principal applicant, where necessary to facilitate their travel or safety.

These passports may only be issued to Australian citizens whose role or purpose of travel fits within the Ministerial Guidelines.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ministerial Guidelines for the issue of a Diplomatic & Official Passport {{!}} DFAT|url=https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/TravelDocuments/DiplomaticandOfficialPassports/MinisterialGuidelinesforissue/index.htm|access-date=2020-06-21|website=www.dfat.gov.au|archive-date=22 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622212010/https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/TravelDocuments/DiplomaticandOfficialPassports/MinisterialGuidelinesforissue/index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Issuance is tightly controlled, due to the significance of formally representing an individual as acting overseas on behalf of the Australian Government.

Unlike Ordinary passports, individuals have certain legislative and contractual obligations to the Australian Government when using or holding these passports. These passports may be cancelled without notice, if used outside the relevant provisions in the Ministerial Guidelines.<ref name=":3" />

=== Emergency passport ===
These are issued at overseas posts to facilitate the urgent travel of Australian citizens who meet all requirements but cannot wait three weeks for the issue of a full validity passport.
These passport do not include a passport chip as they are issued by overseas posts that do not have the capability to produce ePassports. Because they are not a biometric travel document, travel on an these passport may require a visa, even where Australian citizens can usually travel visa-free.<ref>{{cite web|title=Emergency Passport {{!}} DFAT|access-date=2020-12-02|website=www.dfat.gov.au|url = https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/compass/policy}}</ref>

Australian citizens who cannot meet all requirements for an ordinary passport, but can satisfy the citizenship and identity requirements, or need to travel urgently and cannot wait for an ordinary passport. Issuance is strictly controlled, particularly where usual requirements cannot be met.<ref>{{cite web|title=Emergency Passport {{!}} DFAT|url=https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/TravelDocuments/EmergencyandLimitedValidityPassports/EmergencyPassports/index.htm|access-date=2020-06-21|website=www.dfat.gov.au|archive-date=23 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623004641/https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/TravelDocuments/EmergencyandLimitedValidityPassports/EmergencyPassports/index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

They are valid for up to 12 months,<ref>{{Cite Legislation AU|Cth|reg|apd2015949| Australian Passports Determination 2015|17(2)}}</ref> though normally they are valid for 7 months.

=== Special circumstance passports ===
In limited circumstances, Australian citizens may be issued passports outside of the usual requirements. Such passports will always be issued in one of the above categories: ordinary, official or diplomatic. Other than for an emergency passport, their appearance is identical.

==== Concurrent passport ====
A concurrent passport is an additional passport issued to an individual who already holds a valid passport of the same category (ordinary, official or diplomatic). Issuance of these is very tightly controlled, and granted to enable travel in exceptional circumstances.<ref name=":2"/>

Concurrent passports are most often granted when traveling (or transiting) a country that will not accept evidence of travel to certain places,<ref>{{cite web|date=2018|title=Issuing concurrent passport when countries do not accept passports showing travel to specific countries|url=https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/TravelDocuments/ConcurrentPassports/Issuingwhencountriesdonotacceptpassportsshowingtraveltospecificcountries/index.htm|access-date=2020-06-21|website=Passport Manual|publisher=Australian Government|archive-date=21 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621191608/https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/TravelDocuments/ConcurrentPassports/Issuingwhencountriesdonotacceptpassportsshowingtraveltospecificcountries/index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> or where significant delays will result in having to wait for the return of a passport following (unrelated) visa issuance. Other circumstances may be considered, requiring authorisation by more senior staff.<ref name=":2" />

These passports are valid for up to 3 years, except that an emergency passport is valid for up to 12 months. The validity period will usually be limited to the duration of travel needs plus 6 months.<ref name=":2" />

==== Limited validity passport ====
These are issued to Australian citizens who cannot provide full documentation, provided their identity and citizenship have been confirmed. They are issued to applicants with incomplete or inconsistent documentation, to allow them to travel in the interim.<ref name=":4">{{cite web|title=Limited Validity Passport(LVP) {{!}} DFAT|url=https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/TravelDocuments/EmergencyandLimitedValidityPassports/LimitedValidityPassports/index.htm|access-date=2020-06-21|website=www.dfat.gov.au|archive-date=22 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622123512/https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/TravelDocuments/EmergencyandLimitedValidityPassports/LimitedValidityPassports/index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> They are identical to regular passports, but with shorter validity. They are valid for up to 12 months, and available from within Australia only.<ref name=":4" />

LVPs are most commonly offered to applicants with incomplete or inconsistent documentation around name or gender,<ref>{{cite web|title=When can a LVP be issued {{!}} DFAT|url=https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/TravelDocuments/EmergencyandLimitedValidityPassports/LimitedValidityPassports/WhencanaLimitedValidityPassportbeissued/index.htm|access-date=2020-06-21|website=www.dfat.gov.au|archive-date=21 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621143438/https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/TravelDocuments/EmergencyandLimitedValidityPassports/LimitedValidityPassports/WhencanaLimitedValidityPassportbeissued/index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> such as following a name change. These applicants may hold cardinal documents, such as a birth certificate, differing from their current identity, without sufficient documentation to corroborate the difference.

On completion of a full application and satisfaction of the usual requirements, a LVP may be exchanged for an ordinary passport, free of charge.<ref name=":5">{{cite web|title=Gratis Passports {{!}} DFAT|url=https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/TravelDocuments/GratisPassports/index.htm|access-date=2020-06-21|website=www.dfat.gov.au}}</ref>

== Physical appearance ==
The current series Australian passport is blue, with the [[Coat of arms of Australia|Australian coat of arms]] emblazoned in at the top of the front cover. "AUSTRALIA" is written below the coat of arms and, below it, "PASSPORT" is written. Toward the bottom of the cover the international e-passport symbol ([[File:EPassport logo.svg|20px]]). The standard passport contains 42 visa pages.

===Identity information page===
[[File:R-series-photo-page 2022.jpg|right|thumb|Data and observation page of current R series Australian passport]]
The Australian passport includes the following data:
* Photo of passport holder
* Type (of document, "P" for "personal")
* Code of issuing state (listed as "AUS" for "Australia")
* Document No.
* Family name
* Given names
* Nationality ("Australian")
* Date of birth
* Sex (M, F or X)
* Place of birth (only the city or town is listed, even if born outside Australia)
* Date of issue
* Date of expiry
* Holder's signature
* Authority ("Australia" if issued in Australia, or the name of the issuing diplomatic mission if issued overseas – e.g. London<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/clintonfowler/3613732069/|title=New N Series Australian Passport|author=Down Under Photography|publisher=[[Flickr]]|access-date=2010-01-14}}</ref>)

The information page ends with the [[Machine-readable passport|machine readable zone]].

===Passport note===
The passports contain inside the front cover a note that is addressed to the authorities of all countries and territories, identifying the bearer as a citizen of Australia and requesting that the bearer be allowed to pass and be treated according to international norms:

{{blockquote|The [[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia]], being the representative in Australia of [[Monarchy of Australia|His Majesty King Charles the Third]], requests all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer, an Australian Citizen, to pass freely without let or hindrance and to afford him or her every assistance and protection of which he or she may stand in need.}}

Passports issued during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II (1952–2022):

{{blockquote|The [[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia]], being the representative in Australia of [[Monarchy in Australia|Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second]], requests all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer, an Australian Citizen, to pass freely without let or hindrance and to afford him or her every assistance and protection of which he or she may stand in need.}}

===Languages===
The passport is printed in English. French translation is found on the identity information.

===Biometric chip===
The embedded chip stores the owner's digitised photograph, name, sex, date of birth, nationality, passport number, and the passport expiry date. This is the same information that appears on the printed information page of every passport. [[Facial recognition system|Facial recognition technology]] was introduced with the release of the ePassport to improve identity verification and reduce [[Identity theft|identity-related fraud]].

=== Sex and gender diverse ===
Australian Government policy is to record gender and not sex.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.ag.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-03/AustralianGovernmentGuidelinesontheRecognitionofSexandGender.pdf|title=Australian Government Guidelines on the Recognition of Sex and Gender|publisher=Australian Government|year=2013|page=4|access-date=2020-06-21|via=Attorney-General's Department}}</ref> Australian travel documents allow for recording of non-binary gender,<ref name=":6">{{cite web|last=Office|first=Australian Passport|date=2018-03-05|title=Sex and gender diverse passport applicants|url=https://www.passports.gov.au/how-it-works/documents-you-need/sex-and-gender-diverse-passport-applicants|access-date=2020-06-21|website=Australian Passport Office|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{cite web|title=Change of sex: sex and gender diverse {{!}} DFAT|url=https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/Identity/Sex/Changeofsexsexandgenderdiverse/index.htm|access-date=2020-06-21|website=www.dfat.gov.au|archive-date=22 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622065459/https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/corporate/passports/online-passport-information/Policy/Identity/Sex/Changeofsexsexandgenderdiverse/index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> one of fewer than 10 countries known to do so. Replacement passports are issued for free to applicants whose details have changed in the course of gender transition.<ref name=":5" />

Applicants may choose to have the "Sex" (this name being an [[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] requirement<ref name=":8">{{Cite book|url=https://www.icao.int/publications/Documents/9303_p4_cons_en.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620113926/https://www.icao.int/publications/Documents/9303_p4_cons_en.pdf |archive-date=2020-06-20 |url-status=deviated |title=Machine Readable Travel Documents: Part 4: Specifications for Machine Readable Passports (MRPs) and other TD3 Size MRTDs |publisher=International Civil Aviation Organisation |year=2015 |isbn=978-92-9249-793-4|edition=7th |location=Montréal |pages=14, 21|type=International Standard|id=9303}}</ref>) field on their passport recorded as "M", "F", or "X". While unavailable on passports due to [[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] requirements,<ref name=":8" /> a "Document of Identity" may be issued with the sex field blank.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sex and Gender Diverse Passport Applicants|url=https://www.passports.gov.au/web/sexgenderapplicants.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019035814/https://www.passports.gov.au/web/sexgenderapplicants.aspx#quest8|archive-date=2011-10-19|access-date=2013-02-21}}</ref>

The sex recorded does not need to match that on a birth certificate or any other documents.<ref name=":7" /> For those without revised identity documents, who have not previously been issued a passport in the desired gender, a brief statement by a registered doctor or psychologist is sufficient.<ref name=":6" /> Where unable to get a letter from a doctor or psychologist, applicants are encouraged to inform the [[Australian Passport Office|APO]], so alternative arrangements can be considered.<ref>{{cite web|date=2011-10-19|title=Sex and Gender Diverse Passport Applicants|url=https://www.passports.gov.au/web/sexgenderapplicants.aspx#quest8|access-date=2020-06-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019035814/https://www.passports.gov.au/web/sexgenderapplicants.aspx#quest8|archive-date=19 October 2011}}</ref>

Administrative policy of the APO and Department of Foreign Affairs aim to prevent unnecessary distress or offence. Refusal of applications from sex and gender diverse applicants, for lack of documentation or otherwise, is prohibited. Staff are required to not ask for extra information or documents, when applications are made. After lodgement, applications from sex and gender diverse applicants are required to be handled at all times by Executive Level officers with suitable sex and gender diverse training.<ref name=":7" />

===Features===
*[[Microprinting]] – for example, horizontal lines on the notice/bearer's information pages are made up of microprinted words.
** In L-series passports, the first verse of [[Advance Australia Fair]] is used.
** In M-series passports, the words are from [[Waltzing Matilda]].
** In N-series passports, the lines are made up of the word "Australia" repeated.
** N-series passports also feature [[Microprinting|microprinted]] words from [[Clancy of the Overflow]] on the visa pages.
* The laminate of the identity information page on M-series and later passports contains retro-reflective floating images of kangaroos.

==Applications for a passport==
The [[100-point check|100-point]] [[personal identification]] system applies to new applicants for an Australian passport,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.passports.gov.au/getting-passport-how-it-works/documents-you-need/citizenship|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115072122/https://www.passports.gov.au/passportsexplained/theapplicationprocess/eligibilityoverview/Pages/confirmingidentity.aspx|title=Citizenship|first=Australian Passport|last=Office|date=5 March 2018|archive-date=15 November 2016|website=Australian Passport Office|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref> and an Australian passport can in turn be used as an [[identification document]] of the passport holder (worth 70 points in the 100-point check scheme).

The 100-point personal identification system does not apply to a renewal of a passport, in Australia or overseas by using the PC7 form. To be eligible for the PC7 form, your most recently issued adult passport is required, and it must be issued with a validity of at least 2 years (i.e. it is not an Emergency Passport or a limited validity document); AND
was issued in your current name, date of birth and sex; AND
has not been lost, stolen or damaged; AND
is current or expired less than three years ago.

The demanded Australian passport photo dimensions are:

* {{cvt|35–40|mm}} – width
* {{cvt|45–50|mm}} – height
* {{cvt|32–36|mm}} – maximum size of the face from chin to the top of the head

==Renewal==
Australian citizens, aged 18 years or over who have an adult Australian passport that was valid for at least two years when issued, and was issued on or after 1 July 2000, in the current name, date of birth and sex or have a child Australian passport that was valid for at least two years when issued, and was issued on or after 1 July 2005, and that were 16 years or over at the time of issue may apply online for a renewal. If overseas, this may be done by contacting the nearest Australian diplomatic mission.

Renewals are not available for lost or stolen passports, in which case an application for a new passport must be made.

== Refusal to issue passport ==
Under the ''Australian Passports Act 2005'', the Minister for Foreign Affairs has the power to refuse, cancel or suspend a passport on a number of grounds including national security or health.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www6.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdb/au/legis/cth/consol_act/apa2005261/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405223128/http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/apa2005261/|title=AUSTRALIAN PASSPORTS ACT 2005|archive-date=5 April 2016|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref> In addition, a court can order an accused in a criminal matter, or any other person, to surrender their passport, for example, as a condition of grant of bail or otherwise.

In May 2017, the [[Turnbull government]] successfully reached a deal with [[Derryn Hinch's Justice Party]] to allow the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to revoke the passports of 20,000 convicted child sex offenders listed on Australia's national child offender register, of which about 3,200 offenders with lifetime reporting requirements were to be permanently denied the opportunity to obtain a passport and hence the ability to travel outside Australia for life. This was described as a "world-first" passport-ban policy intended to combat child sex tourism perpetuated by Australian citizens especially in developing countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/may/30/paedophiles-passports-to-be-cancelled-after-deal-reached-with-derryn-hinch|title=Paedophiles' passports to be cancelled after deal reached with Derryn Hinch|date=30 May 2017|website=The Guardian|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>

== Five Nations Passport Group ==
{{Main|Five Nations Passport Group}}
Since 2004, Australia has participated in the [[Five Nations Passport Group]], an international forum for cooperation between the passport issuing authorities in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States to "share best practices and discuss innovations related to the development of passport policies, products and practices".<ref>{{cite web|title=International Comparison|url=http://www.ppt.gc.ca/consultations/apropos/compare.aspx?lang=eng|date=2011-09-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918114114/http://www.ppt.gc.ca/consultations/apropos/compare.aspx?lang=eng|archive-date=18 September 2011|access-date=2020-04-14}}</ref>

==Visa requirements==
{{Main|Visa requirements for Australian citizens}}
[[File:Visa_Requirements_for_Australian_Citizens_18062024.svg|500px|thumbnail|right|[[Visa requirements for Australian citizens]]
{{legend|#002377|Australia}}
{{legend|#1191e5|Freedom of Movement ([[Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement]])}}
{{legend|#22b14c|Visa free access / [[Electronic System for Travel Authorization|ESTA]] for [[USA]]}}{{legend|#b5e61d|Visa issued upon arrival}}{{legend|#61c29c|Electronic authorisation or online payment required / eVisa}}{{legend|#79d343|Both visa on arrival and eVisa available}}{{legend|#c0c0c0|Visa required prior to arrival}}]]

An Australian passport does not, in itself, entitle the holder to enter another country. To enter another country, the traveller must comply with the visa and entry requirements of the other countries to be visited, which vary from country to country and may apply specifically to a particular passport type, the traveller's nationality, criminal history, or many other factors.

As of February 2024, Australian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 190 countries and territories, ranking the Australian passport fifth in the world in terms of travel freedom (tied with [[Greece]], [[Malta]], [[New Zealand]] and [[Switzerland]]) according to the [[Henley Passport Index]].

==Foreign travel statistics==
According to the statistics these are the numbers of Australian visitors to various countries per annum in 2015 (unless otherwise noted):

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! Destination !! Number of Australian visitors
|-
| {{flag|American Samoa}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="corporate.southpacificislands.travel">{{cite web|title=Pacific Tourism Organisation|url=https://southpacificislands.travel/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=Pacific Tourism Organisation|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://doc.as.gov/research-and-statistics/statistical-yearbook/|title=Statistical Yearbook - Department of Commerce|access-date=9 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211075959/http://doc.as.gov/research-and-statistics/statistical-yearbook/|archive-date=11 February 2017}}</ref>
| 775
|-
| {{flag|Angola}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.minhotur.gov.ao/download.aspx?id=1576&tipo=publicacao |title=Anuário de Estatística do Turismo |access-date=15 October 2017 |archive-date=13 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613205143/http://www.minhotur.gov.ao/download.aspx?id=1576&tipo=publicacao }}</ref>
| 702
|-
| {{flag|Antarctica}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iaato.org/information-resources/data-statistics/|title=Data & Statistics|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 4,488
|-
| {{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.antiguahotels.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Arrivals-By-Country-2017.xlsx|title=Tourism Statistics for Antigua and Barbuda|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 761
|-
| {{flag|Austria}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.austriatourism.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017g-kalenderjahr-2016-hochrechnung-zusfassung.pdf |title=Österreich Werbung |access-date=2017-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214102501/https://www.austriatourism.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017g-kalenderjahr-2016-hochrechnung-zusfassung.pdf |archive-date=14 February 2017}}</ref>
| 143,000
|-
| {{flag|Azerbaijan}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stat.gov.az/source/tourism/en/002_4en.xls|title=Number of foreign citizens arrived to Azerbaijan by countries|accessdate=26 June 2023}}</ref>
| 1,851
|-
| {{flag|Bahamas}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2013|Data for 2013}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tourismtoday.com/sites/default/files/docs/stats/GeneralStatistics2013Revised.xls|title=Stopovers by Country, table 34|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 3,858
|-
| {{flag|Barbados}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://corporate.visitbarbados.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2016-annual-statistical-report.pdf |title=Annual report|date=2016 |website=corporate.visitbarbados.org}}</ref>
| 2,301
|-
| {{flag|Belgium}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://statbel.fgov.be/fr/binaries/2016%20land%20van%20herkomst%20FR_tcm326-283903.xls|title=Tourisme selon pays de provenance 2016|access-date=20 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820201211/http://statbel.fgov.be/fr/binaries/2016%20land%20van%20herkomst%20FR_tcm326-283903.xls|archive-date=20 August 2017}}</ref>
| 43,276
|-
| {{flag|Bhutan}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tourism.gov.bt/resources/annual-reports|title=Annual Reports {{pipe}} Tourism Council of Bhutan|website=www.tourism.gov.bt|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 2,249
|-
| {{flag|Bolivia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ine.gob.bo/index.php/estadisticas-por-actividad-economica/industria-manufacturera-y-comercio-8|title=Estadísticas por Actividad Económica. Turísmo|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 11,044
|-
| {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhas.ba/saopstenja/2018/TUR_02_2017_12_0_EN.pdf|title=Tourism Statistics – Cumulative data, January – December 2017|access-date=23 September 2020|archive-date=29 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529233751/http://www.bhas.ba/saopstenja/2018/TUR_02_2017_12_0_EN.pdf}}</ref>
| 8,632
|-
| {{flag|Botswana}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statsbots.org.bw/sites/default/files/publications/Tourism%20Statistics%20Annual%20Report%202015.pdf|title=Tourism Statistics Annual Report 2015|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 15,607
|-
| {{flag|Brazil}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>[http://dadosefatos.turismo.gov.br/2016-02-04-11-53-05/item/download/784_28e96970a52eb457d54bb9c5f454029a.html Anuario Estatistico de_Turismo 2018-Ano base 2017 Divulgalcao Internet] turismo.gov.br</ref>
| 33,862
|-
| {{flag|Brunei}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2011|Data for 2011}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mddb.apec.org/documents/2012/TWG/TWG1/12_twg1_024.pdf|title=Brunei Darussalam Tourism Report 2011|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 18,845
|-
| {{flag|Cambodia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tourismcambodia.org/mot/index.php?view=statistic_report|title=Ministry of Tourism, Cambodia - Official Website - Holidays|website=www.tourismcambodia.org|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 146,806
|-
| {{flag|Canada}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/66-001-p/66-001-p2016012-eng.pdf|title=Service bulletin International Travel: Advance Information|website=statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
| 392,364
|-
| {{flag|Cayman Islands}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}{{refn|group=note|name=Air|Data for arrivals by air only.}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caymanislands.ky/statistics/visitorarrivals/airvisitorarrivals.aspx|title=Air Visitor Arrivals|website=www.caymanislands.ky}}</ref>
| 1,303
|-
| {{flag|Chile}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.subturismo.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2015/10/20170106-LlegadaTuristasExtranjeros-act-DIC16-prov.xlsx |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211075132/http://www.subturismo.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2015/10/20170106-LlegadaTuristasExtranjeros-act-DIC16-prov.xlsx |archive-date=11 February 2017 }}</ref>
| 50,968 
|-
| {{flag|China}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnta.com/zwgk/lysj/201601/t20160118_758404.shtml |title=2015年1－12月来华旅游入境人数（按入境方式分） |access-date=27 November 2016 |archive-date=2 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202131217/http://www.cnta.com/zwgk/lysj/201601/t20160118_758404.shtml }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/234149/tourists-in-china-by-country-of-origin/|title=Tourists in China by country of origin 2018|website=Statista|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 673,200
|-
| {{flag|Colombia}}<ref>The data obtained on request. [http://www.mincit.gov.co/index.php Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo de Colombia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606030533/http://www.mincit.gov.co/index.php |date=6 June 2017 }}</ref>
| 13,356
|-
| {{flag|Congo}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2012|Data for 2012}}<ref>{{cite web|title=www.apicongo.org|url=http://www.apicongo.org/code/Annuaire_statistique_du_tourisme_Congo_2012.pdf|access-date=2022-01-11|website=www.apicongo.org|archive-date=22 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522065419/http://www.apicongo.org/code/Annuaire_statistique_du_tourisme_Congo_2012.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 69
|-
| {{flag|Cook Islands}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="corporate.southpacificislands.travel"/>
| 25,912
|-
| {{flag|Costa Rica}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ict.go.cr/es/estadisticas/informes-estadisticos.html|title=Informes Estadísticos|website=Instituto Costarricense de Turismo {{pipe}} ICT|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 12,320
|-
| {{flag|Croatia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dzs.hr/Hrv_Eng/publication/2017/04-03-02_01_2017.htm|title=Dolasci i Noćenja Turista u 2017./Tourist Arrivals and Nights in 2017|website=www.dzs.hr|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 186,323
|-
| {{flag|Cyprus}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/services_71main_en/services_71main_en?OpenForm&sub=1&sel=2|title=Statistical Service - Services - Tourism - Key Figures|website=www.mof.gov.cy|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 14,655
|-
| {{flag|Dominica}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tourism.gov.dm/images/documents/dominica_2015_visitor_report.pdf|title=2015 Visitors Statistics Report|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 437
|-
| {{flag|Dominican Republic}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bancentral.gov.do/estadisticas_economicas/turismo/ |title=Sector Turismo |access-date=2023-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304000532/https://www.bancentral.gov.do/estadisticas_economicas/turismo/ |archive-date=2014-03-04 |language=en, es}}</ref>
| 2,723 
|-
| {{flag|Ecuador}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2014}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://servicios.turismo.gob.ec/index.php/anuario-de-estadisticas-turisticas/anuario-2010-2014/244 |title=Anuario 2010-2014 - Portal Servicios MINTUR |access-date=2016-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416135743/http://servicios.turismo.gob.ec/index.php/anuario-de-estadisticas-turisticas/anuario-2010-2014/244 |archive-date=16 April 2016 }}</ref>
| 13,686
|-
| {{flag|Estonia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=TR131&lang=1|title=Accommodated Tourists and Nights Spent by County and Country of Residence (Months)|website=pub.stat.ee|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 7,431
|-
| {{flag|Eswatini}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thekingdomofeswatini.com/|title=The Kingdom of Eswatini: Official Tourism Website|website=The Kingdom of Eswatini|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 3,132
|-
| {{flag|Fiji}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.statsfiji.gov.fj/latest-releases/tourism-and-migration/visitor-arrivals/793-provisional-visitor-arrivals-2017|title=Provisional Visitor Arrivals - 2017 - Fiji Bureau of Statistics|website=www.statsfiji.gov.fj|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 365,689
|-
| {{flag|Finland}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stat.fi/til/matk/2014/matk_2014_2015-04-29_en.pdf |title=Accommodation statistics 2014|website=stat.fi|access-date=26 June 2023}}</ref>
| 26,959
|-
| {{flag|France}}<ref>[http://www.entreprises.gouv.fr/files/files/directions_services/etudes-et-statistiques/4p-DGE/2016-4pages-60-EVE2015.xlsx Statistics 2016] entreprises.gouv.fr</ref>
| 1,266,509
|-
| {{flag|French Polynesia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ispf.pf/bases/Tourisme/EFT/Details.aspx|title=Données détaillées|website=www.ispf.pf|access-date=23 September 2020|archive-date=14 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114194448/http://www.ispf.pf/bases/Tourisme/EFT/Details.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 7,363
|-
| {{flag|Georgia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017|Data for 2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gnta.ge/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2017-eng.xlsx|title=International arrivals 2017|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 4,611
|-
| {{flag|Germany}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016|Data for 2016}}<ref>[https://www.destatis.de/DE/Publikationen/Thematisch/BinnenhandelGastgewerbeTourismus/Tourismus/MonatserhebungTourismus2060710161125.xls?__blob=publicationFile Tourismus in Zahlen 2016], Statistisches Bundesamt</ref>
| 314,014
|-
| {{flag|Greece}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statistics.gr/documents/20181/c79d361b-4765-49e2-bec9-78509e550766|title=Press release 2018|website=statistics.gr|access-date=26 June 2023}}</ref>
| 183,165
|-
| {{flag|Guatemala}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2014}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inguat.gob.gt/media/boletines/boletin-anual-2014.pdf |title=Instituto Guatemalteco de Turismo - INGUAT Guatemala |access-date=28 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005183737/http://www.inguat.gob.gt/media/boletines/boletin-anual-2014.pdf |archive-date=5 October 2018 }}</ref>
| 17,206
|-
| {{flag|Guam}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}{{refn|group=note|name=Air|Data for arrivals by air only.}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guamvisitorsbureau.com/research/statistics/visitor-arrival-statistics|title=Visitor Arrival Statistics {{pipe}} Statistics {{pipe}} Research|website=www.guamvisitorsbureau.com|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 2,255
|-
| {{flag|Hong Kong}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discoverhongkong.com/common/images/about-hktb/pdf/tourism_stat_12_2017.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=30 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131024525/http://www.discoverhongkong.com/common/images/about-hktb/pdf/tourism_stat_12_2017.pdf |archive-date=31 January 2018 }}</ref>
| 567,881
|-
| {{flag|Hungary}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://szakmai.itthon.hu/documents/28123/4083489/MTE_4001_105x210_LA4_StatElozetes_2016_ENG_NEW.pdf/db033798-0c79-4c38-8d7a-38c44a72c45f |title=Tourism in Hungary 2016 |access-date=4 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008232642/http://szakmai.itthon.hu/documents/28123/4083489/MTE_4001_105x210_LA4_StatElozetes_2016_ENG_NEW.pdf/db033798-0c79-4c38-8d7a-38c44a72c45f |archive-date=8 October 2017 }}</ref>
| 41,231
|-
| {{flag|Indonesia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bps.go.id/index.php/publikasi/index?Publikasi%5BtahunJudul%5D=&Publikasi%5BkataKunci%5D=kunjungan+wisatawan&yt0=Tampilkan|title=Badan Pusat Statistik|website=bps.go.id|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 1,302,291
|-
| {{flag|India}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tourism.gov.in/sites/default/files/Other/Countrywise_2017.xlsx |title=Archived copy |access-date=19 October 2018 |archive-date=19 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019164022/http://tourism.gov.in/sites/default/files/Other/Countrywise_2017.xlsx }}</ref>
| 324,243
|-
| {{flag|Israel}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>[https://motwebmediastg01.blob.core.windows.net/nop-attachment/8674_tourist_arrivals_israel-dec_2017.xlsx Tourist Arrivals to Israel (Exc. Day Visitors & Cruise Passengers) by Nationality], Ministry of Tourism</ref>
| 39,900 
|-
| {{flag|Italy}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bancaditalia.it/statistiche/tematiche/rapporti-estero/turismo-internazionale/download/ANNO-DEFINITIVO-2016.zip |title=Iaggiatori Stranieri Numero di Viaggiatori |access-date=13 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014183144/https://www.bancaditalia.it/statistiche/tematiche/rapporti-estero/turismo-internazionale/download/ANNO-DEFINITIVO-2016.zip |archive-date=14 October 2017 }}</ref>
| 884,000
|-
| {{flag|Jamaica}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jtbonline.org/report-and-statistics/monthly-statistics/|title=Monthly Statistical Report December 2017 Vol xxvii No 12|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 2,574
|-
| {{flag|Japan}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>[https://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/ttp/sta/PDF/E2017.pdf 2017 Foreign Visitors & Japanese Departures], [[Japan National Tourism Organization]]</ref>
| 495,100
|-
| {{flag|Jordan}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mota.gov.jo/Documents/Statistics/2015-Latest2/Arrive2015/2.2.xls|title=Tourist Overnight and Same Day Visitors By Nationality during|access-date=23 September 2020|archive-date=29 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929203027/http://www.mota.gov.jo/Documents/Statistics/2015-Latest2/Arrive2015/2.2.xls}}</ref>
| 21,857
|-
| {{flag|Kazakhstan}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stat.gov.kz/faces/wcnav_externalId/publicationsCompilations?lang=ru&_adf.ctrl-state=qxt6nxycv_128&_afrLoop=10506052476958360|title=stat.gov.kz|website=stat.gov.kz|access-date=23 September 2020|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803234702/https://stat.gov.kz/faces/wcnav_externalId/publicationsCompilations?lang=ru&_adf.ctrl-state=qxt6nxycv_128&_afrLoop=10506052476958360|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 4,225
|-
| {{flag|Kiribati}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="corporate.southpacificislands.travel"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfed.gov.ki/statistics/migration-tourism/visitors-by-country-of-residence|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319061744/http://www.mfed.gov.ki/statistics/migration-tourism/visitors-by-country-of-residence|title=Visitor Arrivals by Country of Residence - Tarawa only|archive-date=19 March 2016|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 1,097
|-
| {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stat.gov.kg/ru/publications/sbornik-turizm-v-kyrgyzstane/|title=Туризм в Кыргызстане - Архив публикаций - Статистика Кыргызстана|website=National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 2,500
|-
| {{flag|Laos}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tourismlaos.org/show.php?Cont_ID=43|title=Statistical Reports on Tourism in Laos|access-date=28 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204153230/http://www.tourismlaos.org/show.php?Cont_ID=43|archive-date=4 December 2018}}</ref>
| 20,886
|-
| {{flag|Latvia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Meklēt {{pipe}} Oficiālās statistikas portāls|url=https://stat.gov.lv/lv/meklet?Search=%2522%2522&DataSource=%2522data%2522&Type=%255B%2522table%2522%252C%2522other_format%2522%255D|access-date=2022-01-11|website=stat.gov.lv}}</ref>
| 7,421
|-
| {{flag|Lebanon}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cas.gov.lb/images/Excel/SMB/2016/Tourism%202016.xls|title=Arrivals according to nationality during year 2016|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 72,743
|-
| {{flag|Luxembourg}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statistiques.public.lu/stat/TableViewer/tableView.aspx|title=Arrivals by touristic region and country of residence (All types of accommodation) 2011 - 2016|website=www.statistiques.public.lu|date=31 May 2023 }}</ref>
| 3,525
|-
| {{flag|Macau}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dsec.gov.mo/TimeSeriesDatabase.aspx?lang=en-US|title=DSEC - Statistics Database|website=www.dsec.gov.mo|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 88,988
|-
| {{flag|Madagascar}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tourisme.gov.mg/publications/ |title=Publications - Statistiques |access-date=5 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106105904/http://www.tourisme.gov.mg/publications/ |archive-date=6 January 2017 }}</ref>
| 1,098
|-
| {{flag|Malaysia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mytourismdata.tourism.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Top-45-December-2017-website.pdf |title=Tourist Arrivals to Malaysia by Country of Nationality – December 2017 |access-date=7 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305142633/http://mytourismdata.tourism.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Top-45-December-2017-website.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2018 }}</ref>
| 351,232
|-
| {{flag|Malawi}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2009|Data for 2009}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nsomalawi.mw/images/stories/data_on_line/economics/Tourism_Report_2009/2009%20TOURISM%20REPORT.pdf|title=Number of visitors by country, 2009|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 10,250
|-
| {{flag|Maldives}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.tourism.gov.mv/packages/december-2017/|title=Ministry of Tourism|website=www.tourism.gov.mv|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 27,360
|-
| {{flag|Mali}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2014}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://officetourismemali.com/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&download=41%3Aannuaires-statistiques-2014&id=7%3Aannuaires-statistiques&Itemid=163&lang=en|title=Annuaire 2014|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 860
|-
| {{flag|Malta}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>[https://nso.gov.mt/en/News_Releases/View_by_Unit/Unit_C3/Tourism_Statistics/Documents/2018/News2018_016.pdf Tourism statistics 2018] nso.gov.mt {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422165859/https://nso.gov.mt/en/News_Releases/View_by_Unit/Unit_C3/Tourism_Statistics/Documents/2018/News2018_016.pdf |date=22 April 2021 }}</ref>
| 35,875
|-
| {{flag|Marshall Islands}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="corporate.southpacificislands.travel"/>
| 234
|-
| {{flag|Mauritius}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="auto"/>
| 21,271
|-
| {{flag|Mexico}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}{{refn|group=note|name=Air|Data for arrivals by air only.}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.datatur.sectur.gob.mx/SitePages/Visitantes%20por%20Nacionalidad.aspx|title=Datatur3 - Visitantes por Nacionalidad|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 84,225
|-
| {{flag|Micronesia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="corporate.southpacificislands.travel"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sboc.fm/dl.php?fn=Vm0weE1GbFhSWGxVV0d4VVlteEtWbGx0ZUV0V1JteFlaRVYwYVUxV2NERlpNR2hQVkd4YWRGVnJXbFppV0doUVdWVmFTMlJIVmtWUmJVWlhWakZGZDFkV1pIcGxSbHBZVW10V1YySkdXbGhXYlhSM1VrWmFSMXBFVW1sTlJGWjZWa2Q0YzFsV1NsVldiR2hXWWxob1lWcFZXbXRqTVZwMFpFVTVVMDFXYjNkV2JURXdVekZXVjFkclZsSldSM001 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001010009/http://www.sboc.fm/dl.php?fn=Vm0weE1GbFhSWGxVV0d4VVlteEtWbGx0ZUV0V1JteFlaRVYwYVUxV2NERlpNR2hQVkd4YWRGVnJXbFppV0doUVdWVmFTMlJIVmtWUmJVWlhWakZGZDFkV1pIcGxSbHBZVW10V1YySkdXbGhXYlhSM1VrWmFSMXBFVW1sTlJGWjZWa2Q0YzFsV1NsVldiR2hXWWxob1lWcFZXbXRqTVZwMFpFVTVVMDFXYjNkV2JURXdVekZXVjFkclZsSldSM001 |archive-date=1 October 2016 }}</ref>
| 942
|-
| {{flag|Mongolia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tourism.ub.gov.mn/?p=6163|title=2017 Оны Жилийн ЭЦсийН Мэдээг 2016 Онтой Харьцуулсан Мэдээ|date=18 January 2018 |access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 6,689
|-
| {{flag|Montenegro}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight|Counting only guests in tourist accommodation establishments.}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://monstat.org/userfiles/file/publikacije/godisnjak%202017/18.pdf|title=Tourism|website=monstat.org|access-date=26 June 2023}}</ref>
| 6,103 
|-
| {{flag|Myanmar}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tourism.gov.mm/en_US/publications/myanmar-tourism-statistics/ |title=Myanmar Tourism Statistics &#124; Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, Myanmar |access-date=14 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714185213/http://www.tourism.gov.mm/en_US/publications/myanmar-tourism-statistics/ |archive-date=14 July 2017 }}</ref>
| 34,010
|-
| {{flag|Namibia}}<ref>[http://www.namibia-tourism.com/app/download/16835637/Tourist%2BStatistical%2BReport%2B2015.pdf Tourist statistical report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029045209/http://www.namibia-tourism.com/app/download/16835637/Tourist%2BStatistical%2BReport%2B2015.pdf |date=29 October 2016 }} namibia-tourism.com</ref>
| 7,888
|-
| {{flag|Nauru}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="corporate.southpacificislands.travel"/>
| 2,171
|-
| {{flag|Nepal}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trade.welcomenepal.com/downloads-cat/nepal-tourism-statistics/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028022825/http://trade.welcomenepal.com/downloads-cat/nepal-tourism-statistics/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=28 October 2016|title=Nepal Tourism Statistics {{pipe}} Download Category {{pipe}} Nepal Tourism Board|first=Welcome Nepal |last=www.welcomenepal.com|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 18,619
|-
| {{flag|Netherlands}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2014|Data for 2014}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbtc.nl/web/file?uuid=7361722f-011d-4714-b98b-8ced3eee1bb2&owner=388ad020-d235-4624-86a4-d899f855a216&contentid=48712|title=Inbound tourism 2014|access-date=23 September 2020|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093330/http://www.nbtc.nl/web/file?uuid=7361722f-011d-4714-b98b-8ced3eee1bb2&owner=388ad020-d235-4624-86a4-d899f855a216&contentid=48712|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 188,000
|-
| {{flag|New Caledonia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="corporate.southpacificislands.travel"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.isee.nc/component/phocadownload/category/162-consultez-les-donnees-historiques-sur?download=706:les-touristes|title=Arrivées de touristes à l'aéroport de Tontouta|website=www.isee.nc}}</ref>
| 23,705
|-
| {{flag|New Zealand}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/international-travel-and-migration-december-2017 |title= International travel and migration: December 2017 |publisher= Statistics New Zealand |access-date= 2 February 2018}}</ref>
| 1,472,160
|-
| {{flag|Niue}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="corporate.southpacificislands.travel"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://niue.prism.spc.int/index.php/migration-tourism/visitors-and-tourism/country-of-residence|title=Visitors arrival by country of residence and year|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 951
|-
| {{flag|North Macedonia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.stat.gov.mk/Publikacii/SG2017/14-TransTurVnatr-TransTourTrade.pdf|title=Transport, tourism and other services|website=stat.gov.mk
|access-date=26 June 2023}}</ref>
| 5,557
|-
| {{flag|Oman}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omantourism.gov.om/wps/wcm/connect/mot/b19fd0f9-7774-4525-9381-fa4b9f80abf2/Number+of+Tourists+to+Oman+from+2011-2017.xlsx?MOD=AJPERES&CONVERT_TO=url&CACHEID=b19fd0f9-7774-4525-9381-fa4b9f80abf2|title=Number of Tourists to Oman|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 17,441
|-
| {{flag|Pakistan}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2009|Data for 2009}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/pakistan-statistical-year-book-2012|title=Pakistan Statistical Year Book 2012 {{pipe}} Pakistan Bureau of Statistics|website=www.pbs.gov.pk|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 13,200
|-
| {{flag|Palau}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="corporate.southpacificislands.travel"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Visitor Arrivals – PalauGov.pw|url=https://www.palaugov.pw/executive-branch/ministries/finance/budgetandplanning/immigration-tourism-statistics/|access-date=2022-01-11|language=en-US}}</ref>
| 661
|-
| {{flag|Panama}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atp.gob.pa/sites/default/files/documentos/estadistica_de_enero_a_diciembre_2015-1-7.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127031220/http://www.atp.gob.pa/sites/default/files/documentos/estadistica_de_enero_a_diciembre_2015-1-7.pdf |archive-date=27 November 2016 }}</ref>
| 4,349
|-
| {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="corporate.southpacificislands.travel"/>
| 70,112
|-
| {{flag|Peru}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://datosturismo.mincetur.gob.pe/appdatosTurismo/Content1.html|title=datosTurismo|website=datosturismo.mincetur.gob.pe|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 41,810
|-
| {{flag|Philippines}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://e-services.tourism.gov.ph:8080/didcs/Static%20Documents/dec2017_table2.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=7 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210180753/http://e-services.tourism.gov.ph:8080/didcs/Static%20Documents/dec2017_table2.pdf |archive-date=10 February 2018 }}</ref>
| 259,433
|-
| {{flag|Qatar}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visitqatar.qa/binaries/content/assets/corporate/statistics/en/2017/2017-annual-tourism-performance-report_v2.pdf|title=2017 Annual Tourism Performance Report|access-date=23 September 2020|archive-date=18 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018161826/https://www.visitqatar.qa/binaries/content/assets/corporate/statistics/en/2017/2017-annual-tourism-performance-report_v2.pdf}}</ref>
| 42,765
|-
| {{flag|Romania}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.insse.ro/cms/sites/default/files/field/publicatii/calatoriile_internationale_inregistrate_la_frontierele_romaniei_in_anul_2016.pdf|title=Calatoriile internatioanle inregistrate la frontierele Romaniei în anul 2016|website=insse.ro|language=ro|access-date=26 June 2023}}</ref>
| 16,978
|-
| {{flag|Russia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fedstat.ru/indicator/38479 |title=Въезд иностранных граждан в РФ |publisher=Fedstat.ru |date=2017-10-18 |access-date=2017-10-18 |archive-date=18 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018081650/https://www.fedstat.ru/indicator/38479 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| 49,259
|-
| {{flag|Samoa}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="corporate.southpacificislands.travel"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sbs.gov.ws/index.php/new-document-library?view=download&fileId=1815|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019050120/http://sbs.gov.ws/index.php/new-document-library?view=download&fileId=1815|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 October 2016|title=Government of Samoa}} </ref>
| 32,431
|-
| {{flag|Serbia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.gov.rs/WebSite/repository/documents/00/02/75/68/ut10012018e.pdf|title=Tourist turnover - December 2017|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 13,559
|-
| {{flag|Seychelles}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nsb.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/VISITOR-ARRIVALS-2000-2015.xlsx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114224049/http://www.nsb.gov.sc/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/VISITOR-ARRIVALS-2000-2015.xlsx |archive-date=14 January 2016 }}</ref>
| 1,661 
|-
| {{flag|Singapore}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stb.gov.sg/statistics-and-market-insights/Pages/statistics-Visitor-Arrivals.aspx |title=Visitor Arrivals |access-date=21 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170122112656/https://www.stb.gov.sg/statistics-and-market-insights/Pages/statistics-Visitor-Arrivals.aspx |archive-date=22 January 2017 }}</ref>
| 1,081,987
|-
| {{flag|Slovakia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}<ref>[https://slovak.statistics.sk/PortalTraffic/fileServlet?Dokument=37cad1a8-79c2-400e-983a-ee0a39bf4bbb Zakladne ukazovatele za ubytovacie zariadenia cestovneho ruchu SR za rok 2016] statistics.sk</ref>
| 7,888
|-
| {{flag|Slovenia}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}{{refn|group=note|name=Overnight}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pxweb.stat.si/pxweb/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=2164408E&ti=&path=..%2FDatabase%2FEconomy%2F21_hotels_tourism%2F01_21644_accomod_month%2F&lang=1 |title=Table: Tourist arrivals and overnight stays by countries, municipalities, Slovenia, monthly |access-date=28 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201192815/http://pxweb.stat.si/pxweb/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=2164408E&ti=&path=..%2FDatabase%2FEconomy%2F21_hotels_tourism%2F01_21644_accomod_month%2F&lang=1 |archive-date=1 February 2018 }}</ref>
|  34,205 
|-
| {{flag|Solomon Islands}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statistics.gov.sb/images/SolomonFiles/Social-and-Demography-Statistics/Visitors/2017/2017_Visitors-arrival-Q4.pdf|title=Visitor Statistics, 2015-2017|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 10,161
|-
| {{flag|South Africa}}<ref>[http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/Report-03-51-02/Report-03-51-022015.pdf Report] statssa.gov.za {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122120313/http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/Report-03-51-02/Report-03-51-022015.pdf |date=22 November 2017 }}</ref>
| 99,205
|-
| {{flag|South Korea}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kto.visitkorea.or.kr/eng/tourismStatics/keyFacts/KoreaMonthlyStatistics/eng/inout/inout.kto|title=Korea, Monthly Statistics of Tourism {{pipe}} Key facts on tourism {{pipe}} Tourism Statistics|website=kto.visitkorea.or.kr|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 150,408
|-
| {{flag|Sri Lanka}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2018|Data for 2018}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sltda.gov.lk/storage/common_media/Tourist%20Board%20Annual%20Statistical%20Report%202018_Web784216427.pdf|title=Tourist Arrivals by Country of Residence – 2018|access-date=5 April 2023|archive-date=3 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203235824/http://www.sltda.lk/sites/default/files/Page2Dec17.pdf}}</ref>
| 110,928
|-
| {{flag|Suriname}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.surinametourism.sr/files/2017%20TOURISM%20STATISTICS%20ARRIVALS%20BY%20COUNTRY%20OF%20RESIDENCE_Qyv.pdf|title=Suriname Tourism Statistics|website=www.surinametourism.sr|access-date=8 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143627/https://www.surinametourism.sr/files/2017%20TOURISM%20STATISTICS%20ARRIVALS%20BY%20COUNTRY%20OF%20RESIDENCE_Qyv.pdf|archive-date=12 June 2018}}</ref>
| 453
|-
| {{flag|Taiwan}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stat.taiwan.net.tw/system/Download/%E8%A1%A805.xls|title=交通部觀光局觀光統計資料庫 Tourism Statistics Database of the Taiwan Tourism Bureau|website=stat.taiwan.net.tw|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
|  107,157 
|-
| {{flag|Tanzania}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}<ref>{{cite web|title=The 2016 International Visitors' Exit Survey Report. International Tourist Arrivals. pp. 73–77|url=http://www.nbs.go.tz/nbs/takwimu/trade/The2016_International%20_Visitors'_Exit_Survey_Report.pdf|website=nbs.go.tz/|publisher=NBS Tanzania|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref>
| 15,356
|-
| {{flag|Tonga}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="corporate.southpacificislands.travel"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tongastats.gov.to/|title=Tonga Statistics Department {{pipe}} The official statistics provider for Tonga|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 12,924
|-
| {{flag|Thailand}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name=MOTS>{{cite web|title=สถิติด้านการท่องเที่ยว ปี 2560 (Tourism Statistics 2017)|url=http://www.mots.go.th/more_news.php?cid=414|website=Ministry of Tourism & Sports|access-date=16 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818175041/http://www.mots.go.th/more_news.php?cid=414|archive-date=18 August 2017}}</ref>
| 817,091
|-
| {{flag|Timor-Leste}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="corporate.southpacificislands.travel"/>{{refn|group=note|name=air|Data for arrivals by air only.}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161018202633/http://www.statistics.gov.tl/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Dili-em-Numerus-2014-.pdf Report 2014]</ref>
| 15,186
|-
| {{flag|Turkey}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kultur.gov.tr/Eklenti/56766,2017decemberbulletinxls.xls?0|title=Number of Arriving-Departing Visitors, Foreigners and Citizens – December 2017|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 77,153
|-
| {{flag|Tuvalu}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="corporate.southpacificislands.travel"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tuvalu.prism.spc.int/index.php/migration-and-tourism/migration-visitors-by-nationalities-|title=Migration - Visitors by nationalities|website=tuvalu.prism.spc.int|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 320
|-
| {{flag|Uganda}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2013}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tourism.go.ug/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&download=36:statistical-abstract-2014&id=4:statistics&Itemid=300|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507190931/http://tourism.go.ug/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&download=36:statistical-abstract-2014&id=4:statistics&Itemid=300|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 May 2016|title=Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities Sector Statistical Abstract, 2014|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 7,842
|-
| {{flag|Ukraine}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/operativ/operativ2013/tyr/tyr_e/vig2017_e.htm|title=Foreign citizens who visited Ukraine in 2017 year, by countries|website=www.ukrstat.gov.ua|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
|  5,743
|-
| {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Tourism|url=https://www.dsc.gov.ae/en-us/Themes/Pages/Tourism.aspx?Theme=30|access-date=2022-01-11|website=www.dsc.gov.ae}}</ref>
| 279,000
|-
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/leisureandtourism/datasets/overseasresidentsvisitstotheuk|title=Annual estimates on visits and spending in the UK by overseas residents, by purpose and region of visit|publisher=Office of National Statistics}}</ref>
| 831,000
|-
| {{flag|United States}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}{{refn|group=note|name=USA|Total number includes tourists, business travelers, students, exchange visitors, temporary workers and families, diplomats and other representatives and all other classes of nonimmigrant admissions (I-94).}}<ref>Includes Australia, Norfolk Island, Christmas Island, and Cocos (Keeling) Island.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2017/table28|title=Table 28. Nonimmigrant Admissions (I-94 Only) by Selected Category of Admission and Region and Country of Citizenship: Fiscal Year 2017|date=14 August 2018|website=Department of Homeland Security|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>
| 1,576,901	
|-
| {{flag|Vanuatu}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref name="corporate.southpacificislands.travel"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vnso.gov.vu/index.php/component/advlisting/?view=download&fileId=4143|title=STATISTICS UPDATE: INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL STATISTICS|website=www.vnso.gov.vu|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507065651/http://vnso.gov.vu/index.php/component/advlisting/?view=download&fileId=4143|archive-date=7 May 2016}}</ref>
| 57,384
|-
| {{flag|Vietnam}}{{refn|group=note|name=Y2017}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vietnamtourism.gov.vn/english/index.php/items/12453 |title=International visitors to Viet Nam in December and 12 months of 2017 |access-date=24 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108061659/http://vietnamtourism.gov.vn/english/index.php/items/12453 |archive-date=8 January 2019 }}</ref>
| 370,438
|-
| {{flag|Zambia}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mota.gov.zm/index.php/downloads/data-and-statistics |title=Tourism Statistical Digests |access-date=23 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701081029/http://www.mota.gov.zm/index.php/downloads/data-and-statistics |archive-date=1 July 2016 }}</ref>
| 12,363
|-
| {{flag|Zimbabwe}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zimbabwetourism.net/index.php/download/tourism-trends-statistics-2015-annual-report/ |title=Tourism Trends and Statistics Annual Report 2015 |access-date=11 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221005819/http://www.zimbabwetourism.net/index.php/download/tourism-trends-statistics-2015-annual-report/ |archive-date=21 December 2016 }}</ref>
| 22,016
|}
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==Declared area offence==
It is an offence under Australian law for Australians to enter, or remain in, certain regions designated as 'declared areas'.<ref>{{cite web|title=Declared area offence|url=http://www.nationalsecurity.gov.au/WhatAustraliaisdoing/Pages/DeclaredAreaOffence.aspx|website=Australian National Security|publisher=Australian Government|access-date=25 June 2015|archive-date=17 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617025600/http://www.nationalsecurity.gov.au/WhatAustraliaisdoing/Pages/DeclaredAreaOffence.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Government may declare an area (but not a whole country) if it considers terrorists are operating in that area. The maximum penalty is 10 years imprisonment. However, it is a defence if a person can show they entered or remained in the area for a legitimate purpose prescribed in the regulations.

{{As of|November 2020}}, there were no active 'declared areas'.

Former declared areas were:
* [[Mosul District]], [[Nineveh Governorate]], [[Iraq]], Declared 2 March 2015, renewed 2 March 2018, and revoked 19 December 2019.
* [[Raqqa Governorate]], [[Syria]], Declared 4 December 2014, and revoked 29 November 2017.

== See also ==
{{Portal|Australia|Politics}}
* [[Aboriginal passport]]
* [[List of passports]]
* [[Visa requirements for Australian citizens]]

== References ==
=== Citations ===
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=== Sources ===
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* [http://www.dfat.gov.au/dept/passports/ Passports] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109033115/http://www.dfat.gov.au/dept/passports/ |date=9 January 2015 }} - Outdated, see this one instead: [http://www.passports.gov.au/ Passports]
* [http://www.dfat.gov.au/publications/passports/Policy/TravelDocuments/index.htm Travel documents] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228025838/http://www.dfat.gov.au/publications/passports/Policy/TravelDocuments/index.htm |date=28 February 2012 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051028052914/http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2005/fa132_05.html Minister for Foreign Affairs] 
* [http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2006/fa045_06.html Archived copy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613091347/https://foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2006/fa045_06.html |date=13 June 2019 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120428195257/http://www.stlucia.gov.lc/faq/do_i_need_a_visa_to_enter_saint_lucia.htm#Do_Not_Require_Visas List Of Countries/Territories Whose Nationals Do Not Require Visas]
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== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* [https://www.passports.gov.au/ Australian Passport office official website]
* [http://www.qantas.com.au/info/flying/beforeYouTravel/visaHealth Gateway to the IATA Timatic Web database from Qantas website]
* [http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/ smarttraveller.gov.au] – travel advisories and bulletins provided by DFAT including:
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20090302181924/http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/TravelBulletins/United_States-New_Entry_Requirements United States-New Entry Requirements]
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20090225140531/http://www.smarttraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/TravelBulletins/Europe_Schengen Europe: Entry Requirements : Schengen Convention]
* [http://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=SLQ&docId=slq_digitool399946 Portrait of an Australian] – a virtual artists' book in the form of an Australian passport created by Jonathan Tse; digitised and held by the Australian Library of Art, State Library of Queensland<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Barrett |first1=Rosanne |title = Long-distance call |url = http://www.scmp.com/article/696961/long-distance-call |access-date = 14 July 2014 |work = [[South China Morning Post]] |date = 1 November 2009}}</ref>
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060805203832/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0%2C3800010403%2C39161215%2C00.htm Biometric passport cracked and cloned]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130927132452/http://www.gendercentre.org.au/resources/polare-archive/archived-articles/a-passport-identifies-who-a-person-is.htm A Passport Identifies who a Person Is]

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